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IFA Report
Greater programme diversity, better image quality, more comfort - over the past ten years these have been the goals of network operators and programme services. What lies ahead of this media technology revolution? The Science and Technology Forum (TWF) will provide a wealth of answers not only of interest to trade visitors and media experts. Research facilities and project associations will be showing the future direction of the next generation of media technology. Programmes which up to now have run to fixed schedules will become interactive services, hitherto inactive viewers will become producers and creators of their own content, media services available to all will become personalised.
IFA 2007 Berlin sets records
With a rented area of around 104,000 square metres and record participation by 1,212 exhibitors from 32 countries the IFA 2007 begins on 31 August 2007 at the Berlin Funkturm. These figures confirm the ongoing success of the IFA on the second occasion since it became an annual event. IFA is also becoming increasingly important as a marketing instrument for companies in Asia and North America. “Foreign exhibitors account for more than 60 per cent of the total, a consequence of the efforts to give the IFA a more international dimension“, according to Dr. Rainer Hecker, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the IFA’s organisers Gesellschaft für Unterhaltungs- und Kommunikationselektronik (gfu).
IFA 2007 report
- Brand: LetsGoDigital
- Subject: Corporate
- Category: Events
At the end of August it is already time for the world's largest con-sumer electronics trade show. The IFA 2007 event, held in Berlin Germany, will begin and is the trade show for both industry experts and the general public. We will attend the IFA show and will cover the consumer electronics show live from the show floor. This year there are more photo-related exhibitors present at the IFA event then the years before. This will also be the event where most of the new compact cameras and digital SLRs will be showcased. Those of you who are actually attending the IFA trade show will have the change to get a first look on products like the Nikon D300 or Canon 40D cameras, others may bookmark our special IFA 2007 report!
IFA 2007 network connections
MP3 players can download their repertoire from a computer, home servers can send holiday photos to the flat screen: in 2007, the year of the IFA, digital consumer electronics is almost completely networked. Barely any of the countless products on display at the IFA 2007 operate in isolation any more. The digital exchange of entertainment and information is one of the most elementary capabilities of the latest equipment. The trend towards universal networking has been encouraged by the increasing speed of the transmission paths. Traditional ethernet cables, now carry up to 1 gigabit per second, a data rate that enables dozens of high definition video programmes to be carried simultaneously.
IFA International Trade Visitors
Trade visitors to this year’s IFA will again have an opportunity to take part in the themed tours. These will take them straight to the highlights of the various thematic areas and provide an opportunity for discussions about the latest trends with specialist from the companies on display. These tours will enable trade visitors to take a first look at the latest developments and, with time at a premium, to meet with representatives of companies in each of the specialist areas. This is also an ideal way for dealers to make contact with companies. In each case two or three innovative firms will be featured, whose experts will be on hand to present their latest products and answer questions.
Digital cameras at IFA Berlin
Digital cameras are among the most attractive consumer electronics products: with a 12% increase in sales during the first half of 2007 they are among the most important factors driving growth throughout the industry. Sales of high-value SLR cameras have been particularly spectacular; rising 42%, with 250,000 of them having been sold in Germany between January and June. The IFA 2007 in Berlin will give a further boost to the upsurge in popularity of digital photography. Virtually all major digital camera manufacturers and photo printer suppliers will be using the trade show for consumer electronics to present their latest products to the trade and the public in time for the Christmas sales rush.
